I have to admit, I’ve never read many issues of Iron Man, but when a lady at work said her son liked Marvel more than DC, I figured ol’ Shellhead would be appreciated for one of my restoration and re-colouring posts. It ended up being a fun piece to work on.
As published
Original art by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito. Scan from Heritage Auctions. This earlier version of the composition has The Freak as a smaller figure, and there are buildings in the background which were removed in the published version.
A before-after comparison showing the repairs made to the faded elements
Restored art with the background and bleeds extended
New colour version
Original trade dress re-created
New trade dress paying homage to the Marvel corner boxes of the late 1960s
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